Petrus de Natalibus explained

Pietro Ungarello di Marco de' Natali, better known as Petrus de Natalibus ( 1400  1406), was an Italian bishop and the author of a collection of lives of the saints.

A Venetian, he consecrated himself to the ecclesiastical state, becoming a canon in Equilio (Jesolo). On 5 July 1370, he was elevated to the episcopal see of that city. Details are lacking regarding his pastoral activity.[1] The last mention of him refers to the year 1400, and in 1406, another appears as Bishop of Equilio; the date of his decease, therefore, must be set between these two years[2]

He is chiefly known as the author of Legends of the Saints in twelve books, a work with a wide circulation. In his arrangement of the various lives he follows the calendar of the Church.[1] The collection, first printed in Vicenza, 1493, went through many editions, the last of which (the eighth) appeared in Venice, 1616.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11784a.htm Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Petrus de Natalibus." The Catholic Encyclopedia
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  3. https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/music-continental-books-manuscripts-l14402/lot.49.html "Natalibus, Petrus de", Sotheby's